(Purple-eyed Akimichi comes in, looks around while eating Doritos)

Akimichi: Hey guys (munch munch), what's up?

Hinaru: CHOMEN?!? Is that you?

Chomen: In the flesh!

Hinaru: (points and shouts) I challenge you to an eating contest!

Chomen: Ramen or cinnamon rolls?

Hinaru: Both!

(Table with ramen and cinnamon rolls pops into existence, Hinaru and Chomen sit down, and a redheaded Mario with black clothes, a Z on his hat, and orange overalls flies over with angel wings)

Mario guy: Aaaaaaaaaannnnnddd… BEGIN!

(5 hours later: Both contestants are still eating, and Hinata and Naruto's jaws are on the floor)

Kanira: Don't act so shocked, Hinaru's nowhere near his limit.

GS: Yeah, he eats more than Naruto, right Zario?

Zario: That's a-right!

GS: By the way readers, Zario is a divine OC. Anyway, I'm surprised only one person voted on the Chidori poll… Also, I only got one review… (pouts)

Mr. Bunbuns: Gryphson not own Naruto!

Lawyers: Aw man…

Mr. Bunbuns: DAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH! (chases after lawyers with his giant hammer, codenamed Kanraku)

"Talking"

'Thinking'

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Chapter 3: Hello First Friends! Hinata, Neji, and Ryo!

3½ Years after Kyuubi…

Kakashi was putting out breakfast, also known as cereal for himself and ramen for Naruto.

"Naruto, breakfast!" called Kakashi. '3, 2, 1…'

ZOOM! An orange blur went to Naruto's seat. When the blur stopped, it was revealed to be a 3-year-old boy in an orange jumpsuit. Kakashi could still remember when he first bought it…

- Flashback -

"Naruto, why do you want an orange jumpsuit?"

"'Cause orange is Kami's gift to us all!"

Kakashi sweatdropped. "…Please tell me you're joking…"

"Why would I joke about something like this?" The disturbing part was that his eyes were filled to the brim and spilling over with sincerity.

- Flashback End -

Naruto's voice snapped Kakashi out of his daze. "Sorry, what was that Naruto?"

"I said, can we go to the park today? PLEASE?" Aaaannnd… cue puppy eyes!

"Oh, all right, but eat breakfast first."

Hinata Hyuuga and her father, uncle, and cousin were at the park. Hiashi had hoped his shy daughter would make some friends, but how was she supposed to do that when she wouldn't stop clinging to his leg? He sighed.

Suddenly Hiashi felt something tugging at his pant leg… and it wasn't Hinata. Hiashi looked down and saw a kid with whisker marks in an orange jumpsuit trying to get his attention. 'The Kyuubi container…'

"Hey Mister," asked Naruto, "Who's the cute girl standing behind your leg?"

Hiashi wasn't like the other villagers and saw the boy as human, so he didn't see any harm in introducing the two to each other. "This is my daughter Hinata. Introduce yourself Hinata."

Hinata timidly stepped forward. "H-hello. I am Hinata Hyuuga."

Naruto grinned. "Hi, I'm Naruto Uzumaki! Nice to meet you Hinata-chan!"

Hinata blushed and started doing the finger thing she does around Naruto. 'He's so handsome…'

Naruto's grin turned into a shy one. 'Wow, she's cute!'

Suddenly Kakashi appeared. "Sorry, Hiashi… Naruto can be quite the handful sometimes, and the fact that I taught him how to use shadow clones doesn't help…" He trailed off seeing the way Naruto and Hinata were looking at each other.

The moment was broken up by Neji coming over to see what was going on and to see who managed to get Hinata to introduce herself.

Naruto grinned and turned to talk to Neji. Meanwhile, Hizashi was busy trying to apologize to Hiashi when Kakashi cut him off. "Don't worry, Naruto has that effect on people."

Hiashi nodded, then got an idea. He leaned over to whisper in Kakashi's ear. The more Kakashi heard about the idea, the more interested he got and he finally nodded.

Hiashi then turned to the trio of friends and suggested, "Since you three seem to be getting along so well, how about a sleepover at the Hyuuga compound?"

Naruto shouted, "Awesome!"

Neji just nodded.

Hinata nodded too. 'Maybe I can persuade Father to consider him as a possible suitor…'

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At the Hyuuga compound, Naruto was fast asleep…

Until he heard Hinata struggling.

Naruto woke up to find a man with a Cloud hitae-ate carrying a wriggling sack.

"Hey, what are you doing?"

The Cloud nin just ran. Naruto ran after him, finally catching him at the Hyuuga training gounds. The Cloud nin paused, seeing as he was out of breath. Naruto chose that moment to tackle him to the ground, knocking the sack out of his hands to reveal…

"Hinata-chan!" Naruto did a handsign.

"Shadow Clone Jutsu!"

However, the person that appeared was definitely not a shadow clone. To put it bluntly: think a blond Sasuke with blue eyes, a black t-shirt with the Uzumaki symbol (aka the red circle) on the back, and a green Samehada (A/N: the sword is named Ryuhada).

The Cloud nin stared at Naruto wondering how he did that.

Naruto stared at the supposed shadow clone wondering if he just made a new jutsu.

And the supposed clone waited for the Cloud nin to make a move.

The Cloud nin finally noticed the clone and went through a set of handsigns. "Thunder Style: Thunder Dragon Jutsu!" A huge dragon of thunder appeared and went straight towards the clone. The clone just moved his sword and slashed diagonally, shouting, "Dragon Slash!" A wave of blue fire appear and hit the dragon, causing a HUGE explosion, knocking the Cloud nin unconscious.

Naruto, who was wise enough to duck even though his jaw was on the ground, stared at the "clone." Then he stared at the ninja. Then he stared at the "clone" with his mouth opening and closing like a fish, along with Hiashi and Hizashi, who managed to arrive in time to see the "clone" appear, as well as Hinata, who had wriggled out of the sack in time to see the fellow kick butt. Finally Naruto pointed at the "clone" and shouted, "WHO THE HELL ARE YOU?!?"

The clone just grinned and said in a Shikamaru-like voice, "The name's Ryo… but you can call me the roommate in your head."

Now everyone stared at Naruto. Let's see what everyone thinks:

'I knew he was awesome. I just knew it!'

'Hinata seems interested in him… if he has this kind of strength, maybe I could consider him as a potential suitor for her…' (Hiashi, for those of you who can't guess.)

'Holy… fucking… shit…' (Hizashi)

Naruto broke the silence. "WHAT THE HECK DOES THAT MEAN!"

Ryo just kept grinning. "Ask Kakashi about split personalities. You'll understand then. Oh, and catch, you two!" He tossed a scroll to Hinata and to Naruto, who caught them, then was gone in a blinding flash, leaving everyone to wonder what the hell just happened.

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In the shadows, a pair of blue eyes with slits for pupils observed Naruto. Deciding to inform Inumaru of the new development, Kagesendo slipped away.

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GS: Chomen and Hinaru are STILL eating?!? WTF!

Ryo: I got this. (grabs a remote, presses fast-forward button)

(5 seconds later:)

Hinaru: Yahoo! I win!

Chomen: (too busy sleeping to answer)

Zario: GS says a-read and a-review, fellas!

C'mon, press the button…

A leeeettle lower…

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